Stories from Friday, July 19, 2013

Lois Colleen Christopher, 83, of Nevada, passed away July 17, 2013, at the Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy and Dan Coffman of Nevada; two grandchildren, Tracy and Jason Comstock of Nevada, and Brandon and Laura Coffman of Springfield, Mo.; and four great-grandchildren, Garrett and Trevyn Comstock, and Tate and Brylee Coffman...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The division lead. It's always important, but now that it's coming down to the end of the season, that spot has become even more vital for the Nevada Griffons as both division champions in the MINK League will make this year's National Baseball Congress World Series...

One of the best things about living a long life is that you will have met and known and loved many people through the years. One of the worst things about living a long life is that you experience the loss of many friends and loved ones through the years. Last week, we lost our sister-in-law, Doris Ledbetter Thornton, from Theodosia. Doris and I became soulmates, even before she was officially my sister-in-law...

By Dr. Micaela Wexler Let's put aside the race issue for a moment, and think about the way conflicts themselves are viewed, in general, and what this means for our young people. Two young people reacted to a conflict in a violent way, leaving one of them dead. ...

The Nevada R-5 School Board will be holding its annual tax rate hearing Aug. 21 at 7:30 a.m. in the Central Office, 801 W. Hickory. "I'm looking at another slight decrease," Dr. David Stephens, Nevada R-5 superintendent, told the Nevada Board of Education during its monthly meeting Wednesday...

Nevada Daily Mail Construction of the performing arts center and multipurpose building at Nevada High School is still running well ahead of the original schedule, Aaron Hight, Crossland Construction's construction manager for the project told the Nevada R-5 School Board during its Wednesday night meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail A former Nevada resident, 16-year-old Cheyenne Robinson, walked away from her home in Webb City late Monday and hasn't been seen since, at least not by her family, who has reported her missing to the Webb City Police Department. She was reported missing about 7 p.m. Tuesday...

Nevada Daily Mail People from all walks of life have eaten at the White Grill since it opened its doors 75 years ago. Even United States presidents. Diane Wessley, who along with her sister Linda Gower, niece Taylor Gower and daughter -- and manager -- Megan Foster, currently own the Grill, as it has long been known by locals, said that Harry Truman ate there on some of his trips home from Washington, D.C...